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Direct linkJoubert, Sven; Mauries, Sandrine; Barbeau, Emmanuel; Ceccaldi, Mathieu; Poncet, Michel – Brain and Cognition, 2004
Semantic dementia (SD) is a progressive condition characterized by an insidious and gradual breakdown in semantic knowledge. Patients suffering from this condition gradually lose their knowledge of objects and their attributes, concepts, famous persons, and public events. In contrast, these patients maintain a striking preservation of…
Descriptors: Memory, Dementia, Patients, Familiarity
